07. Your Voice Can Change What Power Sounds Like: Samara Bay on What’s at Stake When We Overlook Voice Biases

Voice coach and author Samara Bay unpacks the nuances of voice bias and its effects on personal and professional leadership. Delving into Samara's unique experiences, both in Hollywood as a distinguished dialect coach and as an individual who has grappled with her own voice challenges, this conversation is a journey through the insecurities that come with public speaking, the social constructs around power and voice, and the importance of embracing diversity in communication.  What you'll learn in this episode: - What voice bias is and how we overcome stigmas - Why we need a new sound of power - and how your voice can contribute - How we can raise the next generation to accept and embraced varied communication styles - What’s at stake when we don’t understand society’s standards around voice and leadership - How to gain confidence in your business and yourself by embracing your voice’s thumbprint: your idiolect  ABOUT SAMARA: Samara Bay is the author of the 2023 Penguin Random House bestseller PERMISSION TO SPEAK: How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting with You. Behind the scenes, she coaches everyone from Hollywood celebrities to rising leaders in business & politics and high school girls ready for a new kind of leadership. She speaks and runs trainings around the world on the new sound of power—a question-everything unlearning about what speaking in public is all about.  Follow Samara: Website Instagram LinkedIn YouTube Twitter